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FILBERT

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• FILBERT (noun)
The noun FILBERT has 2 senses:

1. small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
2. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

Familiarity information: FILBERT used as a noun is rare.

• FILBERT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cobnut; Corylus avellana; Corylus avellana grandis; filbert

Hypernyms ("filbert" is a kind of...):

hazel; hazelnut; hazelnut tree (any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cob; cobnut; filbert; hazelnut

Hypernyms ("filbert" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("filbert" is a part of...):

hazel; hazelnut; hazelnut tree (any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk)

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